Bom Despacho in Summer
In summer (December, January and February), Bom Despacho sees average daytime highs around 29°C and overnight lows near 20°C, with 642 mm of rain over about 56 wet days across the season. It is the 2nd-warmest season and the wettest season of the year.
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C. The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer, and the air most often feels muggy.
Summer is Bom Despacho's weakest season of the year to visit on our travel score. For the whole year in context, see Bom Despacho's year-round climate.
- Avg daytime high
- 29°C
- 2nd-warmest season
- Avg overnight low
- 20°C
- Rainfall
- 642 mm
- 56 wet days
- Avg wind
- 8 km/h
- Travel score
- 4.3
- weakest season of the year
- Months
- Dec · Jan · Feb
Temperature in Bom Despacho in Summer
Across summer, daytime highs hold fairly steady around 29°C.
A typical summer day in Bom Despacho reaches about 29°C and drops to 20°C overnight. The warmest of the three months is February, the coolest December.
Bom Despacho weather by month
How the three summer months (December, January and February) compare with the rest of the year — the season's months are highlighted.
| Month | High / Low (°C) | Rainfall (mm) | Wet days | Daylight (hours) | Travel score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan | 29° / 20° | 236 | 19.2 | 13.1 | 4.3 |
| Feb | 29° / 20° | 142 | 14.4 | 12.7 | 4.5 |
| Mar | 29° / 20° | 155 | 17.4 | 12.1 | 4.6 |
| Apr | 28° / 18° | 56 | 9.5 | 11.6 | 6.2 |
| May | 26° / 16° | 30 | 4.6 | 11.1 | 7.6 |
| Jun | 26° / 15° | 9 | 1.7 | 10.8 | 8.4 |
| Jul | 26° / 14° | 5 | 0.7 | 10.9 | 8.6 |
| Aug | 28° / 15° | 9 | 1.9 | 11.3 | 7.9 |
| Sep | 29° / 17° | 45 | 6.3 | 11.9 | 6.0 |
| Oct | 30° / 19° | 82 | 10.8 | 12.5 | 5.0 |
| Nov | 28° / 20° | 197 | 19.1 | 12.9 | 4.4 |
| Dec | 28° / 20° | 264 | 22.5 | 13.2 | 4.0 |
Cloud cover in Summer
The sky is clear or mostly clear about 15% of the time across summer.
Chance of precipitation in Summer
Bom Despacho gets around 642 mm of rain over 56 wet days across summer. The line is the day-by-day chance of measurable precipitation.
Humidity in Summer
Most of summer feels muggy — the stacked bands show each day's mix of comfort levels, read off the dew point.
Wind in Summer
Winds average 8 km/h across summer.
Sunrise & sunset in Summer
Daylight runs from about 13 h 06 min in early December to 12 h 24 min by late February. The lit band spans sunrise to sunset each day.
Solar energy in Summer
Average shortwave solar energy reaching the ground each day across summer, about 5.8 kWh/m².
Hazard calendar for Bom Despacho
In summer, Bom Despacho overlaps its monsoon season. The full year is below, with each hazard's peak months called out.
Bom Despacho's monsoon runs November–March, when most of the year's rain falls.
Is summer a good time to visit Bom Despacho?
Our two travel scores rate summer for general sightseeing and for beach or pool weather — 0 (poor) to 10 (ideal), averaged across the three months.
summer is a reasonable time to visit Bom Despacho for sightseeing.
What to pack for Bom Despacho in Summer
From summer's temperature range, rain chance, sun and wind — what's worth putting in the bag.
In summer, Bom Despacho sees daytime highs around 29°C and nights near 20°C. Pack light clothes, rain gear and sun protection. About 56 days see rain.
UV index in Bom Despacho in Summer
Clear-sky midday UV across summer averages around 15 (very high — sun protection essential). The full-year curve, shaded by WHO exposure level, is below.
Under clear skies, the midday UV index in Bom Despacho peaks around January 22 at about 15 (extreme) — sunscreen, a hat and midday shade are essential. It bottoms out near June 19 at about 7 (high).
The index reaches 3 or more — the level where the WHO recommends sun protection — every month of the year.
| Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| UV index (midday) | 15 | 15 | 13 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 12 | 14 | 14 |
| Level | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Very high | High | Very high | Very high | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme | Extreme |
| UV index (midday) | Level | |
|---|---|---|
| Jan | 15 | Extreme |
| Feb | 15 | Extreme |
| Mar | 13 | Extreme |
| Apr | 11 | Extreme |
| May | 8 | Very high |
| Jun | 7 | High |
| Jul | 7 | Very high |
| Aug | 9 | Very high |
| Sep | 11 | Extreme |
| Oct | 12 | Extreme |
| Nov | 14 | Extreme |
| Dec | 14 | Extreme |
Where is Bom Despacho?
Bom Despacho sits at 19.7°S, 45.3°W, 771 m above sea level, in Brazil. The nearest listed city is Nova Serrana, 32 km away.
Topography around Bom Despacho
How much the land rises and falls, and what covers it, within 3, 16 and 80 km of Bom Despacho.
Within 3 km, the terrain around Bom Despacho has only modest variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 159 m around an average of 734 m above sea level; within 16 km, significant variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 266 m; within 80 km, large variations in elevation — a maximum elevation change of 648 m.
The land around Bom Despacho is covered by grassland (39%), trees (28%) and artificial surfaces (28%) within 3 km, grassland (46%) and trees (34%) within 16 km, and grassland (54%) and trees (31%) within 80 km.
Brazil travel facts
- Travel advisory
- Level 2
- Exercise Increased Caution
- Power plugs
- Type C / N
- 127 / 220 V · 60 Hz
- Prices
- ≈ 46% of US
- price level, 2025
- GDP per capita
- $10,713
- 2025
- Happiness
- 6.6 / 10
- World Happiness, 2025
- Safe drinking water
- 89%
- of population, 2024
- Homicide rate
- 19.3
- per 100k, 2023
- Road deaths
- 16
- per 100k/yr, 2019
- Income group
- Upper middle
- World Bank
- English
- Low
- EF EPI 482
- Religion
Sources: World Bank, US State Department, World Happiness Report, WHO/UNICEF, EF EPI, CIA World Factbook.
Data sources
Temperature, precipitation, cloud, humidity, wind and solar figures are a 1991–2020 climatology for Bom Despacho (-19.7364°, -45.2522°, elevation 771 m), computed from hourly ERA5 reanalysis — contains modified Copernicus Climate Change Service information. Sun figures are astronomical calculations, not observations. City data © GeoNames, CC BY 4.0. Map outlines from Natural Earth (public domain); interactive map © Google.